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When Sacrificing Your Time Stops Making Sense

Reflections from a workaholic on handling stress and opportunity

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Brock Covington
Sep 27, 2024
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As you read this, I’m situated within the vast, idyllic wilderness of the Grand Tetons with one of my closest friends. In contrast, as I write this stress has swarmed me like an oversized blanket with no edges or limits; the ping of every email nudges me closer and closer to asphyxiation. In preparation for this four day trip away from work and any wi-f…

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